"Pata nahi chal paya hai....what do you mean by pata nai chala....kar kya rahe hai aap log...itni bari police force milkar bhi kuch nahi kar paa rahe hai..."Manik shook his head in disbelief.

"Mr.Malhotra..we are trying our best.."but before inspector could say anything more Manik cut him in.."then your "best"isn't enough Inspector..mujhe meri Nandini chahiye..sahi salamat...without a scratch..do you understand..agar aap logo ki lawarpahi ki wajah se Meri Nandini ko kuch bhi hua..kuch bhi...toh purey sahar ko aag laga dunga mai..do you get that.."

"Manik kya bol raha hai.."Cabir held Manik's shoulder to stop him from doing anything irrational but nothing worked as Manik continued "Now go Inspector...and act fast...or you will be responsible for the consequences..leave.."

Though the inspector was older than Manik but Manik's words were enough to send shivers down his spine. He didn't dared to uttered another word as he could feel Manik's rage that was radiating off his demeanour.

The inspector could feel that whatever Manik said..he meant every single word of that.

It wasn't another case of teen-crush..or teenage love story..

This time it was different...

Much...Much..Much different...

Honestly...

He had never experienced anything like this in his career so far...

Does true love look like this...

Indeed...

This guy...was certainly the synonym of that...

Otherwise which 19 year old had the guts to threaten an police officer...that too in duty hours...for some random girl...

No...

This girl wasn't some random girl..

She was different...

She was precious...

She was priceless...for him...

She meant everything...everything...to him...

That's why he was scared...

Because he can't afford to loose her...

He just can't..

And this fear was clearly visible in his eyes...though right now it was present in his in a complete different form...

Killing rage...was all he could witness in Manik's eyes...

The intensity that was floating in Manik's eyes was more than enough to shook the manliness of inspector..

He knew if he uttered another word...things might turn ugly...really ugly...

"Manik..chal yaha se.."Cabir was trying to drag Manik along but he couldn't succeed as Manik was just not ready to give in. So instead Cabir looked at the inspector and said "Inspector i apologise on his behalf...please help us...please help us find Nandini...it's been seven hours that she is been missing...please help us..please.."

The inspector looked back at Cabir and said "We will find her sir...but please apne dost ko zara kabu mei rakhiye..I can understand that it's hard for him..but that doesn't mean he will break the law.."

"We know sir.."this time Dhruv spoke. "We are extremely sorry...but sir right please help us...Nandini..we need to find her.."

"Like I said Mr.Vedant we are trying our best..we will double our efforts but please kindly keep him in check...or else next time we have to arrest him for threatening a police officer at work."though he tried to sound very confident but unfortunately he failed miserably in that as his voice was trembling..

"Sir..we are sorry..but please help us.."Cabir requested.

"Don't worry we will get to her soon.."saying this the officers left.

"Manik tu pagal ho gaya hai..."Cabir spoke as soon as the inspector left the room "how can you be so reckless...you were threatening him...have you lost your mind..dimag kharab ho gaya hai tera..."

"To kya karu mai...bol Cabir..."Manik pushed Cabir's hand off his shoulder "Saath ghantey ho gae hai...SEVEN BLODDY HOURS CABIR....She is missing from Seven hours..and these people..kuch karne ki bajae sirf haath pe haath dhar ke baithe hai....aur kuch pucho toh bas ek hi baat repeat kiye jaa rahe hai..ki they are trying their best..agar wakai me best koshish kartey na yeh log..toh Nandini iss waqt mere pass hoti.." Manik's feet gave in as he took her name and the very next moment he slumped on the floor covering his face with both his hands.

"Pata nai kaha hai woh..kaisi hai...kis haal me hogi woh..."Manik whispered shaking his head "But instead of doing something to get her back these people are simply wasting time.."

"Buddy...sambhal apne aap ko.."Dhruv consoled him as he sat next to him on the ground."You can't break like this..You have to be strong..for us..for her..."

"Woh thik toh hogi na.."finally Manik's fear came out.

"Of course hogi.."this time Cabir replied "Usey thik hona hoga..and please Manik...this isn't the time to think anything like this...this is the time that we do everything that's possible to get her back...we are not going to give up so soon...neither we will let you give up on your hope so easily.."

"He is right buddy...we need to stick together...we need to stay strong..we can't simply just give in..now get up..let's go find her.."Dhruv said determinedly.

"Yes...you are right..both of you are...she had to be fine...for me...she had to come back...for us.."Manik finally got his voice back.

Shrugging his disappointment and anxiousness away he got back on his feet with determination etched on his face "Let's go guys...let's find her.."

Dhruv and Cabir nodded as they both joined in. They were about to leave when Manik's phone rang.

Manik froze at his place for a moment when he realised that the call was from Bandra Police Station.

His heart skipped a beat...

And then started running at double pace...

Because in that moment he realised..

That this was it...

He picked up the call with his trembling hands.

"Am I speaking to Mr.Manik Malhotra.."the voice from the other end spoke.

"Yes..this is Manik.."Manik's voice was shaking.

"Mr.Malhotra...you need to get to bandra police station as soon as possible..."the voice commanded.

"Why...did you find her....is she okay..."Manik asked anxiously.

"Mr.Malhotra...you need to come here as soon as possible..."the voice repeated again.

"But why..."Manik snapped.

"Because we need you to identify something Mr.Malhotra..."that got Manik's attention. "Identity...what's to identify..."

"There's been an accident Mr.Malhotra...a car accident...actually it's a case of a car blast...and apparently the car belonged to the Malhotra's..and..."the voice stopped abruptly..

Manik couldn't say anything as his mind stopped working altogether...

Getting no response from him the voice continued "..apparently there were two people inside that car when the car exploded...the intensity of the blast was so much that neither of them could survived...so we need you to come down to identify the bodies.."

Manik's senses stopped working as soon as he heard the last sentence....

Only one word came out of his mouth...

Nandini......

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